Etymology of the English word arrogate
the English word
arrogatederived from the Late Latin word
arrogatio (act of adopting a adult as son homo sui juris)
derived from the Latin word
arrogare (adopt as one's son)
derived from the Latin word
rogare (to ask; ask, ask for; invite)
using the Proto-Indo-European prefix
reg- (to move in a straight line)
using the Latin prefix
ad- (to, in addition)
derived from the Latin word
ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)
Date
The earliest known usage of arrogate in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
arrogated,
arrogatingUsage
Word found in Modern English
